Opening Of Guru Nanak Mission Centre In St Norbert

This is a very exciting development for ‘Main Street’ St Norbert! Watch for ongoing renovations over the summer and new signage for the Guru Nanak Mission Centre to be installed in English, Hindi AND French!

On Saturday, April 14th, community leaders joined together to celebrate the opening of the Guru Nanak Mission Centre in St Norbert, Mb.  The Guru Nanak Mission Centre is a Sikh place of worship and prayer located in the former Richmond Motors building. Extensive internal renovations to the Richmond Motors building are underway and will continue throughout the summer months.

Manjit gill, Mewa bedi, ranjit gill, Paramjit Shahi and muninder singh  joined in opening ceremonies with Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament for South Winnipeg, Jon Reyes, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for St Norbert, myself, Janice Lukes, City Councillor for South Winnipeg-St.Norbert and colleagues, Andrew Smith, MLA for Southdale, Janice Morley-Lecomte MLA for Seine River, Brian Mayes, City Councillor for St Vital, Marilyn Firth from Le Marché Saint-Norbert Farmers’ Market., and Bob Roehle, founder of Le Marché Saint-Norbert Farmers’ Market.

Celebrations also centered around Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year and Fall harvest occurring in India. Celebrating India’s fall harvest in St.Norbert, home of Manitoba’s largest outdoor famers market seemed a very appropriate welcoming for everyone!

Sunday is the main day of worship in the Center, or Guruwarda as it is also called. Summer camps for youth, seniors’ and family gatherings will bring activity and even more diversity to St Norbert.

St Norbert has always been a gathering place of people and cultures.  Located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation, St Norbert was the meeting place for the bi-annual buffalo hunt as well as seasonal ox cart brigade work for the Hudson Bay Company, hauling goods between the Red River settlement and St. Paul, Minnesota. Louis Riel and Father Noël-Joseph Ritchot met in St Norbert to discuss plans for the Red River Resistance, which led to the terms of the Manitoba Act of 1870 and ultimately the formation of the Province of Manitoba. Many recognize St. Norbert as the birth place of Manitoba.

Thank you to Canstar Community News for covering this article.

Celebrating a new Mission Centre

Canstar Community News By: Janice Lukes – South Winnipeg-St. Norbert City Councillor            Posted: 04/23/2018 12:58 PM

On April 14, community leaders joined together to celebrate the opening of the Guru Nanak Mission Centre in St. Norbert, Man.

The Guru Nanak Mission Centre is a Sikh place of worship and prayer located in the former Richmond Motors building. Extensive internal renovations to the Richmond Motors building are underway and will continue throughout the summer months.

Manjit Gill, Mewa Bedi, Ranjit Gill, Paramjit Shahi and Muninder Singh joined in opening ceremonies with Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament for South Winnipeg, Jon Reyes (MLA for St. Norbert), myself, and colleagues Andrew Smith (MLA for Southdale), Janice Morley-Lecomte (MLA for Seine River), Coun. Brian Mayes, (St. Vital), Marilyn Firth from Le Marché Saint-Norbert Farmers’ Market, and Bob Roehle, founder of Le Marché Saint-Norbert Farmers’ Market.

Celebrations also centered around Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year and Fall harvest occurring in India.

Celebrating India’s fall harvest in St. Norbert, home of Manitoba’s largest outdoor farmers market seemed a very appropriate welcoming for everyone!

Sunday is the main day of worship in the Center, or Guruwarda as it is also called. Summer camps for youth, seniors’ and family gatherings will bring activity and even more diversity to St. Norbert.

St. Norbert has always been a gathering place of people and cultures. Located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation, St. Norbert was the meeting place for the bi-annual buffalo hunt as well as seasonal ox cart brigade work for the Hudson Bay Company, hauling goods between the Red River settlement and St. Paul, Minnesota. Louis Riel and Father Noël-Joseph Ritchot met in St. Norbert to discuss plans for the Red River Resistance, which led to the terms of the Manitoba Act of 1870 and ultimately the formation of the Province of Manitoba. Many recognize St. Norbert as the birth place of Manitoba.

On behalf of the all the community leaders and residents of St. Norbert, I extend a warm welcome to the Sikh community and members of Guru Nanak Mission Centre. We look forward to sharing cultures, food, and friendship and especially celebrating the harvest festivals together! Welcome!

Read more by Janice Lukes – South Winnipeg-St. Norbert City Councillor Ward Report.